Ch. 11 First Date

A/N: Hi everyone! It's Bambi and I'm back with a new chapter! And I'm excited for this one because finally after all the waiting, the hesitating, the cat and mouse games, and teasing. Vinnie and Amara are going on their first date! I really hope you all enjoy this nice long chapter. I know I had fun writing it. As always, I do not/have not/probably never will own the rights or characters to Welcome Back, Kotter. I do own Amara though! Now onto the chapter! Also, there is a Grease refrence in here!

Tonight was the night of Vinnie and Amara's very first date. "Remember, don't expect anything major. Just a hot dog cart and the billboard." Rosalie reminds as she fixes Amara's hair. "Laugh at his jokes and don't talk too much." Bambi warns as she slips glittery pink lip gloss onto Amara's lips. "Don't order anything messy." Keke cautioned. "Okay! Okay! I get it." Amara slaps hands away from her before standing up to look at herself in Rosalie's full length mirror for what felt like the hundredth time that night. To say she was a little nervous would be an understatement. Tonight was her first real date and she wanted it to be perfect. Even if, they were under these circumstances.

"Are you okay? You seem nervous?" Judy implores. "I'm fine." Amara lies. "Relax. You don't need to get riled up before your date." Keke tries to sooth. A knock comes from the door and Rosalie goes to answer it.

"Hi Vinnie." Rosalie greets a little taken back by his appearance. He was wearing a button up with slacks, he combed his hair, and he had white roses. A drastic change from the T-shirt, jeans, and jacket he wore on their date. Plus, he didn't even bring her roses. "Hey, Totsie. Amara here?" He asks. "Oh yeah! Uh just a second. Amara!" Rosalie called.

"He's here!" Judy gasps before spraying Amara with Diorella perfume. "Good luck." Bambi wishes before spraying Amara's mouth with breath spray. "Don't be too disappointed." Keke warned as she handed Amara a small beaded purse. With all these reminders in her head, Amara paused for a deep breath and walks out in a blue mini dress.

"Hi Vinnie!" Amara smiled admiring how nice he looked. "Hey Sweetheart. You look beautiful. These are for you." Vinnie greets as he hands her over white roses then kisses her cheek. "Oh they're absolutely gorgeous. I'll go put them in water and then we can leave." Amara nods. Rosalie practically snatches them from Amara's grasp. "I'll put them in water. Go have fun." Rosalie urged trying not to seem a little jealous. "Oh okay. Bye Rosalie. Don't wait up!" Amara calls behind her before leaving. The girls walk out when they know the pair is gone. "Everything okay?" Keke asks. "He brought her flowers." Rosalie rolled her eyes at the bouquet in her hands.

"What!" Bambi, Judy, and Keke gasp in shocked unison.

Meanwhile, Vinnie and Amara are walking outside. "You drive?" Amara asks. "Yeah but this is my mother's car. I didn't feel like walking and didn't think you would either." Vinnie explained as he walked over to Amara's side of the car to open the door for her. "I could've gotten that." Amara teases as she slides into the car. "Don't worry about it." Vinnie assured before going over his side. So far so good. "You comfortable?" He asks while driving off. "I feel very comfortable." Amara promised. Her head becomes practically glued to the window as she watches hot dog cart after hot dog cart fly by.

Finally, the car stops in a parking lot of this small diner. "You hungry" Vinnie asks looking over at Amara. "Definitely." Amara nods. "We come here after church sometimes." Vinnie noted as they step out. Amara links her with his and says, "That's really sweet." They go inside and grab a booth. A waitress walks up and asks them, "What can I get ya kids?" "Patty melt, fries, and a grape soda please." Amara ordered completely ignoring Keke's no messy food rule. "Double cheeseburger, cherry soda, and chocolate ice cream." Vinnie adds on. The waitress walks away.

"I wanna get to know ya." Vinnie says before grabbing Amara's hand. "I want to get to know you too." Amara smiles. "You go to school?" Vinnie asked. "Sophomore just like you." Amara replied. "Got any family besides Rosalie's" Vinnie wondered. "Just my ma. You?" She asks. "Parent's and a brother." Vinnie replies. "You're 16?" Amara pointed out. "Yup." Vinnie nodded. "Anything else?" Amara giggles. "Yeah but I don't gotta know everything tonight." Vinnie assured. "Sounds good to me." Amara nods. "Rosalie says I wore you down. That true?" He asks. "Honestly, I almost said yes when you came to my job. No guy's ever shown interest in me like you have." have. explained.

"Why didn't you say yes sooner?" Vinnie asked. "I didn't wanna seem desperate or easy." Amara sighed shyly. "You kidding? You made wait for so long. I almost thought this would never happen. You made me work so hard." Vinnie admits. "Oh my God I did?" Amara asks in fake surprise. "Yeah. A lot of girls I just have to ask and bam I have a date. You it's there weeks." Vinnie laughs. "I'm sorry." Amara apologized. "Don't be. It was refreshing." Vinnie admits as their food comes.

They enjoy their meal and leave. "What are we doing now?" Amara asks bracing herself for the billboard. "Taking you home." Vinnie announced as they got into the car. Did she mess up? "Why?" She questions. "I got an early morning." Vinnie replied. "Oh. Listen, Tuesday I have a half day. So if you wanna do something let me know." Amara suggests hoping he'd take the bait. "Why don't you come visit me at school?" Vinnie urged. "That's a great idea! I get out at ten. I could meet you for lunch." Amara added. "That'd be great!" Vinnie agreed as they pulled up to Rosalie's house.

Amara gets out and so does Vinnie. "What are you doing?" Amara asked confused. "Walking you to the door. Lot of creeps around here this time of night." night. shrugs as he grabs Amara's hand. Amara was caught off guard. She thought Vinnie would just drive away before she got into the house. This was a pleasant surprise. The whole night has been a pleasant surprise. Amara was having a great time and for her first real date it was really nice. Which something she didn't expect from Vinnie. Especially after everything Bambi, Judy, Keke, and Rosalie said about him. "I had a nice time." Amara broadcasts. "So did I." Vinnie replied before kissing her cheek again.

"I'll see you Tuesday." Amara grins feeling nothing but fluttering butterflies in her stomach. "See you Tuesday. Bye, Sweetheart." Vinnie waved before walking away. A big smile forms on Amara's face as she watches Vinnie drive away in his mother's car. As much as she wants to live in this blissful moment, she knows she had to go inside. So, Amara takes a deep breath and walks inside ready to spill every last detail to the girls waiting just on the other side of the door for her.

A/N: There it is! A very long chapter. I hope you all loved it. Please don't hesitate to review. Also, let me know if you found the Grease reference in this chapter. Next time Amara is going to tell the girls all about her date. Again, I hoped you loved and I'll see you for chapter 12. Bye guys!